Mozambique President Chapo to visit Zambia

Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo is set to arrive in Zambia on Wednesday for a three day working visit at the invitation of President Hakainde Hichilema. His visit marks President Chapo’s first official visit to Zambia since taking...

Zambia: Ishima Grid Development project commissioned

The Ishima Grid Development Project in Zambezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia has been officially commissioned. The project, which was funded by the government, will provide electricity to 330 connections, including schools, a rural...

Zambia Affirms Strong Support for African Development Bank (AfDB) President Ould Tah’s vision for New African Financial Architecture

Dr Ould Tah thanked President Hichilema and the Zambian people for hosting the ADF-17 replenishment meeting, a key milestone in mobilising concessional resources for Africa’s most vulnerable countries LUSAKA, Zambia, October 13, 2025/ — Zambia has...

Zambian government suspends financial support for men’s football team

Flag ZambiaThe Zambian government has suspended all financial support for the men’s football team after a dismal 2026 Fifa World Cup qualification campaign. Chipolopolo finished fourth with nine points in eight matches. Now, the government has...

Tertiary Minerals raises £0.1m to support further Zambia drilling

The AIM-traded explorer said the placing, arranged via joint broker Peterhouse Capital, involved the issue of 153.8 million new shares at 0.065p each, the same as its closing bid price on 17 October. It said the placing was subscribed exclusively...

WAS ZAMBIA SLOWLY TURNING INTO A LUNGU DYNASTY?

WAS ZAMBIA SLOWLY TURNING INTO A LUNGU DYNASTY? When former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu ruled Zambia, few could deny his firm grip on both the Patriotic Front (PF) and the country’s political machinery. But as time passes and revelations continue...

40 businesses to be honored to inspire excellence as voting opens for 2025 awards

Malawians can expect higher standards in business, increased innovation, and greater community impact as forty of the country’s most outstanding companies are set to be recognised in the 2025 Year-End Business Awards, with voting having already...

$31 Trillion Debt Holding Back Developing Countries, UN Trade Summit Says

Answering questions from the United Nations on trade and development (UNCTAD) of the 195 member states in Geneva, Rebeca Grynspan said that 72 percent of global trade “still takes place under WTO rules” – a reference to the World Trade...

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments Agree to Sell Controlling Interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG

ATLANTA & ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 21, 2025-- The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced...

Guns, Gangs and Gold: The dark side of Zambia’s gold discovery

Guns, Gangs and Gold: The dark side of Zambia’s gold discovery When news of a violent gold rush in Kikonge reached MakanDay, veteran investigative journalist Charles Mafa knew it demanded deeper investigation. He assembled a small team of local...

China donates 3.5 mln USD for food relief program in Zambia

LUSAKA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The launch ceremony of the Zambia Food Aid Project, funded by China through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), was held in Lusaka,...

Why Solar is Zambia’s smartest and most effective short term measure to reduce load shedding

Why solar and not wind, geothermal, or coal? Zambia is seeing a steady rise in utility scale solar projects, from Bangweulu and Ngonye to Chisamba and several new farms now being planned. The question often asked is, why solar and not wind,...

ZAMBIAN KWACHA STRENGTHENS AS COPPER PRICES HIT RECORD HIGHS

ZAMBIAN KWACHA STRENGTHENS AS COPPER PRICES HIT RECORD HIGHS THE Zambian Kwacha has continued its strong performance, gaining over three percent against the U.S. dollar on Thursday its biggest daily rise in months. Economic expert Kelvin Chisanga,...

Olawuyi seeks UN guiding principles implementation on business, human rights

Vice Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Prof Damilola Olawuyi (SAN), has called on government, business and development partners across Africa to step up their commitment to the effective implementation...

Zambia, Ethiopia working towards expanding honey industry cooperation

Government says it is committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Ethiopia in the green economy sector, with a particular focus on expanding the honey industry as a key driver of rural livelihoods, environmental conservation, and...

Zambia Presents Agri-Investment Strategy at UN Forum in Rome

A high-level Zambian delegation has arrived in Rome to participate in the World Food Forum and the United Nations Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum, scheduled from October 14 to 17 at the FAO Headquarters. The global forum, which coincides with the...

Zimbabwe’s lobby to lift ivory trade ban stutters

The Hwange National Park, the country’s largest game reserve hosted the African Elephants Conference between May 23 to 26, where Zimbabwe hoped to influence a common position for the continent on ivory trade ahead of the Convention on...

7 years of strong, inclusive growth . . . as Zim economy defies global headwinds

Prosper Ndlovu Bulawayo Bureau CONSISTENT implementation of macro-economic and sectoral reforms has set the economy on accelerated and inclusive growth driven by higher productivity in major sectors, leapfrogging Zimbabwe above several regional...

Zambia’s path to true development lies not in vilifying Binwell or Sangwa, but in engaging their ideas

A Government That Debates People Instead of Ideas Cannot Engineer Progress! Zambia’s path to true development lies not in vilifying Binwell or Sangwa, but in engaging their ideas – the kind that speak to the nation’s soul and the struggles of its...

Bridging Continents Through Business Coaching

BY NATHAN GUMA WHEN Audrey Nyoni (21) finished High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, she was faced with a tough decision to make regarding her future. After completing high school, her education came to a halt as her mother could not afford A-Levels...